All That Glitters Is Not Gold

All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Author: Marcel Marshall
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2008
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0805973575

Set amid the natural beauty of the Caribbean island of Antigua, this creative novel details Te'Kare's struggles with her own weaknesses and the question of what she wants in life. Despite numerous lessons, Te' has a difficult time learning to balance her dreams with the truth of the adage that all that glitters is not gold. Her naivete leaves her susceptible to the wiles of a cunning and malicious scheme that threatens her very future as well as that of her longtime boyfriend, D'mitri Stanford.

A Brief Journey in Discrete Mathematics

A Brief Journey in Discrete Mathematics
Author: Randolph Nelson
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2020-02-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3030378616

The goal of this book is to showcase the beauty of mathematics as revealed in nine topics of discrete mathematics. In each chapter, properties are explored through a series of straightforward questions that terminate with results that lie at the doorstep of a field of study. Each step along the way is elementary and requires only algebraic manipulation. This frames the wonder of mathematics and highlights the complex world that lies behind a series of simple, mathematical, deductions. Topics addressed include combinatorics, unifying properties of symmetric functions, the Golden ratio as it leads to k-bonacci numbers, non-intuitive and surprising results found in a simple coin tossing game, the playful, trick question aspect of modular systems, exploration of basic properties of prime numbers and derivations of bewildering results that arise from approximating irrational numbers as continued fraction expansions. The Appendix contains the basic tools of mathematics that are used in the text along with a numerous list of identities that are derived in the body of the book. The mathematics in the book is derived from first principles. On only one occasion does it rely on a result not derived within the text. Since the book does not require calculus or advanced techniques, it should be accessible to advanced high school students and undergraduates in math or computer science. Senior mathematicians might be unfamiliar with some of the topics addressed in its pages or find interest in the book's unified approach to discrete math.

All That Glitters Is Not Gold

All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Author: Carol Ashmore
Publisher:
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781420896268

Dana and Tim Carney fell in love with St. Simons Island, Georgia, on their honeymoon. A year later they moved to the island where Tim opened his first law practice. Everyone who knew Dana and Tim thought they were an ideal couple. Then one day Dana and Robbye, their five-year old son, were forced to start their lives all over again.

All That Glitters Is Not God

All That Glitters Is Not God
Author: Athena Dean
Publisher: Winepress Pub
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1998-06
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781579211349

Examines the deceit surrounding business opportunities prevalent in today's church. Steops to freedom and help for loved ones are included.

A Rabbi Reads the Bible

A Rabbi Reads the Bible
Author: Jonathan Magonet
Publisher: Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2004-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780334029526

Jonathan Magonet comes to the Bible with enthusiasm, wit and infectious humour rare in Bible scholars. As a rabbi he brings the insights of two thousand years of Jewish Bible exegesis, but combines them with the critical skills of today's literary analysis of biblical texts. He draws off his own creativity as poet and songwriter both to read the biblical text and use it as a springboard for exploring the character of biblical personalities. He moves comfortably between the worlds of religious tradition and the questioning of the modern secular person. His skills as a popular lecturer and broadcaster help shape this book. 'How a Donkey Reads a Bible' explores the biases and presuppositions we bring to our reading of the biblical text. 'My Part in the Fall of "King David"' recounts Jonathan Magonet's absurd experiences as technical adviser on a biblical epic but shows how many of the "special effects" of films have their literary equivalent in the pages of the Bible. He introduces us to fellow Bible enthusiasts who illuminate it through approaching it from a variety of disciplines - theology, literary criticism, psychoanalysis and politics.

The Glitter and the Gold

The Glitter and the Gold
Author: Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2011-10-13
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1444731009

Consuelo Vanderbilt was young, beautiful and the heir to a vast family fortune. She was also deeply in love with an American suitor when her mother chose instead for her to fulfil her social ambitions and marry an English Duke. Leaving her life in America, she came to England as the Duchess of Marlborough in 1895 and took up residence in her new home - Blenheim Palace. The 9th Duchess gives unique first-hand insight into life at the very pinnacle of English society in the Edwardian era. An unsnobbish, but often amused observer of the intricate hierarchy both upstairs and downstairs at Blenheim Palace, she is also a revealing witness to the glittering balls, huge weekend parties and major state occasions she attended or hosted. Here are her encounters with every important figure of the day - from Queen Victoria, Edward V11 and Queen Alexandra to Tsar Nicholas, Prince Metternich and the young Winston Churchill. Causing a scandal by separating from the Duke after 11 years, Consuelo began her new life as philanthropist, public speaker and campaigner for women's suffrage. Her literary soirees would include H G Wells, JM Barrie and George Bernard Shaw. In 1921 she remarried aviator Jacques Balsan moving with him to a chateau in the South of France. This intimate, richly enjoyable memoir is a wonderfully revealing portrait of a golden age.

Tolkien's Poetry

Tolkien's Poetry
Author: Julian Tim Morton Eilmann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2013-03
Genre: English poetry
ISBN: 9783905703283

Includes ten papers that deal with specific aspects of Tolkien's poetry.